The Readers' Circle Book Group, a monthly, informal discussion group, will meet Nov.17 in Hoboken to discuss "Wise Blood" by Flannery O’Connor.

The group will meet at 701 Washington St. at 7 p.m. and enjoy free coffee and cake while discussing the classic of southern gothic literature, according to the group’s poster, is described as a "tale of redemption, retribution, false prophets, blindness, blindings and wisdom."

The novel, O’Connor’s, first, developed a cult following years after its publication to little fanfare in 1952.